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Down to earth archaeology

Title
Down to earth archaeology / William Y. Adams ; edited by Julie R. Anderson.
Author
Adams, William Y. (William Yewdale), 1927-2019
Publication
Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing, 2022.

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Anderson, Julie R.
Description
228 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 29 cm.
Summary
Down to Earth Archaeology collects sixteen archaeological papers by Professor William Y. Adams chosen by the author, who added introductory commentary to each. These articles were written at various times during his lengthy and productive academic career for different purposes and for different audiences. Most of those selected had been previously published only in a limited way, either as conference proceedings or contributions to various Festschriften, and as such he wanted to enable them to reach a wider readership than they had originally. He described this collection as his 'dernieres pensees'.0The essays encompass a wide range of topics, from reflections upon the successes, failures and lessons learned from the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in the 1960s, in which Bill was very much a leading figure and which he was uniquely positioned to critique, to discussions and criticisms of the theoretical framework of 'New' or 'Processual Archaeology' and its application of 'scientific' methods. Other papers included here are seminal works discussing the ideological concepts of typology and classification and their practical application to archaeological excavations, notably his own major excavations conducted at the large Nubian cityscapes of Meinarti, Kulubnarti and Qasr Ibrim, and the ceramic kilns at Faras.
Series Statement
Sudan Archaeological Research Society publication ; 25
Uniform Title
  • Works. Selections
  • Publication (Sudan Archaeological Research Society) ; no. 25.
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Nubia
  • Archaeological surveying > Nubia
  • Archaeology
  • Antiquities
  • Archaeological surveying
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Nubia > Antiquities
  • Africa > Nubia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9781803272290
  • 1803272295
OCLC
  • on1328028181
  • SCSB-14326088
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library